mecha anime and manga
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Hideaki Anno’s Thunderbirds Compilation Movie Is Getting an HD Remaster
Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno loves three things: existential trauma, tokusatsu, and movie titles with the word Shin in them. His latest project has… hmm, let’s go with two out of three, sort of. One and a bit.
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Evangelion 3.0+1.0 Wouldn’t Work Without Its Quiet, Contemplative Opening
Evangelion 3.0+1.0’s heady attempt to bid farewell not just to the series of ‘Rebuild’ movies of the seminal mecha anime, but the ideas of the series at large, has a lot to deal with across its meaty runtime. But its choice to slam the brakes on the forward momentum and ask its characters to sit…
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Knights of Sidonia Animated Feature Film Headed to Theatres
Demon Slayer: Mugen Train movie was a huge box office hit for the entertainment company and streaming service Funimation. Riding high on the success of that, the company is set to release another animated film, Knights of Sidonia: Love Woven in the Stars, based on the manga from Tsutomu Nihei.
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The Companies Behind Macross and Robotech Have Finally Put Aside Their Differences
In the ‘80s, turning beloved Japanese series into Westernized juggernauts was nothing new — but Macross’ transformation into Robotech sparked a legal feud that has, for the best part of two decades, meant getting the source material in the West legally very hard. That might finally be about to change, but not immediately.